Loving Lately - Accessories

 So excited to be joining this new linky party going on today

 

 

Make sure you check out all the lovely ladies who are hosting the party.

They are FABULOUS!

 

 

My current obsession lately has been Accessories.

I am LOVING

Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets & Rings

LATELY

 

I wish I had an unlimited amount of money to spend on accessories,life would be grand.

Not one of these I have pictured is under $50 so this should be my wish list :)

 

 

 

 

1. J. Crew Leopard Bangle

 2. Kate Spade Plaza Athenee Chandelier Earrings

 3. Kate Spade Strike Your Fancy Idiom Bangle

 

 

1. J. Crew Pearl Cluster necklace

2. J.Crew Green Bubble Necklace 

3. J. Crew OGJM Hyacinth Necklace

4. Kate Spade Roped In Triple Strand Necklace

5. Anthropologie Straight Shot Necklace

 

 

 

1. Anthropologie Vanward Enamel Ring

2. Kate Spade Plaza Athenee Ring

 

 

 

If you've got something you are loving lately please head over and join the party.

 

 Link up your post. Get some traffic for your blog.  Make some new friends!

 

Happy Tuesday Y'all!

 

Hoping I have power today!

We are riding out Tropical Storm Isaac

(hoping its not a hurricane when you are reading this)

 

 

 

 

Hurricanes & not the good kind

Happy Monday everyone!

 So while everyone is heading back to work and getting back into routines...today I am sending Eli to his first full day of Kindergarten ( all along :TEARS:)

and preparing for a possible hurricane!

Yep you read that right.

The anniversary of Katrina (the worst hurricane on record for NOLA) is Wednesday

and we have a no so good looking storm churning in the Gulf!

 Talk about sucky Monday!!

So in honor or pure pissiness of it all my PINNING today is all due to Hurricanes!

Not the most happiest of topics, but I tried to keep it light!

 

 

 

1.- Funny but True

 2. Nola is greater than Hurricanes plain and simple 

3. Soul is Waterproof & so is the 504 

 4. Sesame St- Always there to help the Littles

 5. Curvy Girl Guide.com - Hurricane Preparedness & Jim Cantore

These probably need a little explanation-

1. I have so much laundry and planning to do...nope I'm here..

 

2. This shirt was made at a local store called fleurtygirl.net/ after Hurricane Katrina, just a reminder of the strength of the NOLA community.

 

3.Another shirt made by another local store dirtycoast.com/ after Hurricane Katrina. With all the flooding that went on it was another reminder that with all the water you couldn't take our soul- that would always stay "waterproof."

 

4.Sesame Street! God ya gotta love them! They are always there when ya need them! Always there to explain the scary stuff for the little guys, when the big people cant find the words.

 

5. Curvy Girl has a great guide for what you need to be prepared! She also makes the joke that if Jim Cantore shows up in your neck of the woods you are in BIG HUGE trouble! You should have already left and if you haven't its too late, hunker down and GOOD LUCK because no matter where this man goes...the storm is SURE to follow!!

This is a link to a previous post I have written about hurricane preparedness if anyone needs a refresher!

http://warmfuzzypurpleandgold.blogspot.com/search?q=hurricanes

 

Happy Monday Y'all!!

 

Stay Safe all my locals and everyone else pray this thing goes away!!

We have winners!!

The JUNIEblake giveaway has ended and rafflecopter has graciously chosen the two winners for me!

(Sorry the picture had to be copy & pasted, the "announcing button" would.not.work!)

You both have 24 hours to contact me or I will have to chose another winner! So if you know either of these two ladies...tell them they have won the giveaway!!


Happy Sunday Y'all
 

Sponsor Spotlight- Bree from The Thing About Joy!

Happy Sunday everyone! I have been dealing with "back to school" and "migraines" the two

DO NOT MIX WELL!

Sorry for the slacking here!

I do have a "precious" treat for you today though!

 I would like to introduce one of my lovely sponsors!

 

The oh so cute

BREE!

Hello lovely readers! My name is Bree and I blog at The Thing About Joy!



 I am a young twenty something Graphic Design Student, a newlywed, Sunday school teacher, oldest of 4 kids, and... I guess a lot more "titles." :))



 But if you really knew me... you'd know that I love COLOR. Lots of color. That is what inspires me. It inspires every design I make, everything I sketch, everything I create for my home... All because of how the color has inspired me.



 You'd know that I have had a hard time deciding what to major in in college. I was first going for a degree in Marketing, but realized I would end up in a job that I didn't like. I needed something that allowed me to be more creative! Something where I could make something every day, and work with people constantly. That is why I finally figured out I should go for Graphic Design. Now, school starts on Monday and I am so excited to learn more!! Where as before, I would not be excited for school, but instead would dread the long drive, huge classes, and boring subjects. I can't wait for Monday! Although, I will admit, the first day in class I always get nervous! I guess because of meeting new people, finding out if the teacher is nice or not... yeah, I'm a little nervous. :) But very excited too!



 If you really knew me  you'd know that I love being married. We've had our ups and downs, and school causes trouble sometimes... but I could not be more happy. I can't imagine not having married this man. November 21st will be our 2nd anniversary, and that country song is true... "And I thought I loved you then..."

 If you really knew me, you'd know that I doubt myself, but I push myself too. You'd know that I really hate running, but I love spinning. You'd know that I am a HUGE football fan, but I despise baseball. You'd know that I hate action movies, scary movies, or sci-fi... and that when it comes to movies I like feel good, happy, romantic comedies. Nothing sad. :)) I like to keep positive and happy, so why get sad?



 One of my favorite quotes that I like to remind myself of often, "Every Artist Was Wonce an Amateur." 



So, what will you find if you visit my blog?



 Lots of color - Inspiration - Art Journaling - Fitspiration Series - Crazy Stories - Things that are happening and inspiring this College Student, and the adventures she is finding herself in.



 I hope you stop by! If you do, leave a comment, I love meeting new friends.



 Have a wonderful Sunday!

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Now everyone head on over and show Bree some Warm & Fuzzy love!!
Is she not the cutest?!!!

Me, Myself, & I

 

So here's the 411 with this fun linky party!

When visiting a new blog, what's the first thing you do?

Ya snoop around their about me page right?

 Don't lie. Ya know you do it!

So, your About Me is very important because it establishes who you are as a blogger which ultimately draws peoples attention and keeps them coming back to read your content!

Right? Right!

Well, Breanna from My Beautiful, Crazy Life is the mastermind behind this new link-up!

  Along with her 5 fabulous co-hosts!

Whispering Sweet Nothings

Confessions of a Graphic Design Student

Framed Frosting

Life of the Wife

For Love of a Cupcake

So I have revamped my All About Me page 

 so head over and see it for yourself and let me know what ya think.

If you are a blogger head over and link up your page too!

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Here are the questions that we are all answering this week if ya wanna link up too!

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1) What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail? 

I have always always always wanted to start my own preschool. If I knew I would not fail (and I had the $$$) I would start my own school, birth to five years old. It would totally be my dream. It would be THE school to attend, get into , and we would be the premiere! That's what I would do if I knew I wouldn't fail.

2) If you had only six months left to live, what would you do with the time?

Spend every single second with my boys. Brian's father was diagnosed with Brian cancer and within 6 months we lost him. It was devastating. I know that he spent all his time with us. I know that if I knew when I was going I would be with my children, going on trips, making memories for them to have in the future, and hopefully to share with their children in the future.

3) If a front page news article was written on you, what would the headline be?

Preschool Teacher writes a Craft Blog - Family thinks she's crazy!

4) What is your biggest pet peeve?

People who claim to stay out of drama but are really the ones who are always causing it.

5) What is your favorite chick flick movie?

HANDS DOWN- Sweet Home Alabama -

It's almost football time!!

GEAUX TIGERS!!

Now copy these questions, answer them for yourself, and go link up. It's fun!!

Happy Tuesday Y'all!!

Pinning Post - Tv Time

For todays PINNING post I thought I would leave you with two of my favorite favorite shows EVER.

I watch Friends re-runs every.single.night. on Nick at Night (does that make me old?)

I can probably recite the words exactly in time as the characters but that doesnt matter, I seriously, LOVE Friends!

 1. 2. 3.

"Could I BE wearing anymore clothes?"

"They were on a break? Who's side were you on?"

"I HATED Emily, the accent, the storyline, all.of.it. this quote sums me up perfectly"

I hope I am not alone when I say that I could watch SATC every single day and not get tired of it.

I have watched the 1st movie proabably a million times and no matter what I am doing, where ever it is in the movie, if it is on T.V. I am stopping to watch it. I love the movie!

My favorite episodes are the last season, I think its because they tied it up so neat.

Like a nice little package.

And oh swoon @ the pic on the bottom right...I love BIG!

1. 2.   3.

Loved this part in the first movie when they go through all of Carrie's clothes.

Aww..Carrie & Big!! In Paris!

I just love this pictures. PERIOD.

Happy Monday Y'all!

JUNIEblake Giveaway!!!

I am so happy to be teaming up with team at JUNIEblake to offer you an awesome giveaway!

The JUNIEblake team is giving away {TWO} $30 gift cards to two lucky winners here at Warm & Fuzzy.

Just follow the rafflecopter directions below and make sure you share it will all your friends!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Here are just a few of my favorites from JUNIEblake

I think I obsess about this dress.

I {NEED} it!

Is this color not to die for?

Loving this shirt too...come in awesome colors too





They are coming out with a line of accessories soon too!!

Cant wait to see who to lucky winners are!!

Remember to share the news with all your friends about the giveaway!

Happy Monday Y'all!!

Secrets on Saturday

1. I am COMPLETELY & TOTALLY overwhelmed with the start of school. I feel like I need to be in 3 places all at once. Things will work themselves out, but I don't know when or how!! I just wish that would happen quickly.

2. I am in COMPLETE & TOTAL denile about the fact that Eli is starting Kindergarten next week. I {know} he's going. We have bought supplies, uniforms, lunch box, all the good stuff. But I cannot wrap my mind around the fact that he is going to a REAL school where he knows no one and neither do I. (He's always been at a school where I work)

3. I keep finding myself stuggling to find time  & things to blog about. Sure I could write about what I wore everyday but do y'all really want to read that? I also feel like I have no time to sit down and write anything of importance, I dont wanna write about insignificant things day after day.

4. I do have two awesome giveaways going on for the next two weeks so even if I have nothing of importance to tell you and I am only posting cute outfits and stuff about football...make sure you come back Monday for Pinning, I will always do that...

This weeks giveaway is from JUNIEBLAKE...so make sure you are back here on Monday...

Happy Saturday Y'all!!

Friday Favorites

       

Seriously people, this soap is CHEAP and it smells AWESOME.

Like a fresh happy summer day.

You can even pick it up at Dollar General (most times) and Dollar Tree (sometimes)

Love the scent and it last all day!

{LOVING} my new iphone case from Whimsy & Pop on Etsy

ordered on Sunday night and I had my case by Wednesday afternoon

They rock & so does my sparkly case :)

Sporting my new  {Do Your Job} Saints bracelet today.

My friend Sharon opened her Etsy shop

ErnieBugs

in honor of her son

She was our music therapy teacher who our school system laid off

Please check out her shop if you have a minute!

Give away to come soon at Warm & Fuzzy!

Happy Friday Y'all

WHO DAT!?!

Saints are playing tonight!!

 

Kindergarten Testing....we made it through

So today was Eli's Kindergarten testing.

Did I "know" he was going to do great? Yes.

Did I still have anxiety? Yes.

Did I still have him naming every letter we saw? Yes.

Was I still asking him letter sounds? You betcha.

Was I asking him to sequence things? You betcha.

Was I asking him to rhyme words? Yep.

Why was I so freaked out about this? No clue.

Do I know that some children enter Kindergarten knowing little to nothing except what they learn from television? Sad, but yes.

Do I know this first hand? Again, sad but yes.

 ( remember I teach Pre-K & K)

My big boy was prepared for Kindergarten testing because

he went to a 3 and a 4 year old preschool program.

I made sure he knew letters, numbers, colors, the basics, as he entered Kindergarten.

All the other stuff was lagniappe which I totally credit his Pre-K 4 teacher KENDALL NICHOLS

(Yep, I just wrote out her name on my blog- oh the horror!! LOL )I'll tell her tomorrow :)

I was so nervous but he did it all, answered all their questions, stumbled here and there and if he didn't know something he just said,

I don't know.

And I am A-OK with that.

Now two Mondays from now when he begins his first day at a school where he knows no one and I cant get to him ask me again how I feel because right now I am so proud of my boy. On the 27th I will be a WRECK!!

Happy Thursday Y'all

What I {CANT WAIT} to be Wearing on this Wednesday!

Just received my email from the

My dress is on it's way!

I am so excited about this dress! Can ya tell?

Mine is purple & gold!

(you probably already knew that )

This is going to be the perfect Gameday dress!

There are only 16 days till kickoff my friends!!

GEAUX TIGERS!

Happy Wednesday Y'all!!

Navy Obsessed...

So with going back to school recently,

I have been obsessed with finding outfit inspiration from Pinterest.

As I was going through my " "Things I would Love to Wear but Probably Cant Afford" board,

 I realized how obsessed I am with Navy.

It is very obvious when looking at many of the outfits I have pinned.

Here are just a few to brighten your day.

Each outfit has just the right pop of color. Can't wait to try each of these outfits out.

All outfits are found via users from polyvore.com
6 & 7 are both from anthropologie.com

1. Navy & Orange  2. Navy & Lime  3. Navy, Yellow & Lime  4. Navy & Cream 

5. Navy & Yellow 6. Navy Stripes 7. Navy & A Bow  8. Navy & White

Linking up to

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  Happy Monday Y'all!

Happy Saturday Everyone!

 Today is the 2nd Saturday in a series here at Warm & Fuzzy.

I am going to be spotlighting my sponsors, last week was the ladies from The Chirping Moms,

 and the weekend I give you

 

JENNA, from It's Just Called Spicy

 

 

 

 

 

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Hey there Warm & Fuzzy Readers!

I'm Jenna (on the right) & I blog at It's Just Called Spicy!

Thank you so much to Lauren who is letting me guest post on her blog today! & Nice to meet you all!

Just thought I'd share a picture of me and my sweet handsome husband!

Today, I thought I'd share one of my most favorite recipes!

You see, I'm pregnant with a little baby boy who is expected to arrive at the end of September.

And I've had some crazy pregnancy cravings...

so a few weeks ago I made some soft serve ice cream from BANANAS.

Yes, if you have a Pinterest, you know what I'm talking 'bout. Delicious!

So you want the recipe? Here's the one I used: 

: this makes enough for 2 to 3 people.

Ingredients:

[need food processor/blender]

4 Bananas (cut up and frozen)

3 heaping teaspoons of Cocoa

1/8 cup of milk

2 teaspoons of Peanut Butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 teaspoon of sugar/honey/any sweetner you choose

Directions:

1. Cut up your bananas and freeze them. 

2. The next day put them in your food processor or blender & Blend well!

3. Then add the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend until SMOOTH.

4. Then pour in your favorite serving dish... and Enjoy!

Yummy.

Now a 10 fun facts about myself:

1. I love blogging and recipes are my favorite posts but my blog is not completely recipes. But, you can check out some of my Favorite Recipes here!

2. I'm somewhat addicted to Pinterest... You can follow me here.

3. I'm married to the man of my dreams and we are expecting a sweet baby boy at the end of September! So excited and ready for his arrival!

4. I have been craving Oatmeal Cream Pies like no other.

5. My favorite Summer Olympics Sport to watch has been gymnastics! Go USA!

6. I have a weekly Link Up Party on Thursdays on my blog! I'd love you to stop by and Link up your favorite post here.

7. I wish I was a morning person, but unfortunately, mornings are not my thing.

8. I have a funny story about how much blog was named here. Let's just say my nephews are cuter than yours!

9. My favorite sport is baseball and although we live in FL, we root for the Baltimore Orioles... My husband loves them!

10. I'd love you to stop my blog and introduce yourself! I follow back!

That's it for me! Thanks again Lauren for letting me guest post!

You can find me here: Blog - Facebook - Twitter

It's Ok....

      It's OK that its already Thursday and I have gotten 2 of the 239,734.840 things accomplished on my To-Do list this week.   It's OK, that I haven't folded any of the laundry because the clothes are clean, they just aren't folded.   It's OK, that tomorrow is only the 2nd full day of school and I feel like its the 100th.   It's OK that I have been doing great on my diet, but I had a cheeseburger & fries for dinner.   It's OK that I am watching "Something Borrowed" for probably the 100th time because Collin Egglesfield is SO HOTT!   It's OK that I have pictures and a tutorial to write but I am procrastinating.   It's OK that it's only 9:30 pm and I'm going to bed early!   Goodnight Y'all!!

Almost there!

First thing...well Whoo Hooo for me...I've got over 150 followers!!

 Thank you to all of you who are following me!

 I appreciate each and every single one of you! 

I hope you stick it out the next two to three weeks while I am getting back into the swing of things.

 I am going back to work, Eli is starting Kindergarten and Ben Henry is starting Preschool.

Lots of changes in the W&F household!

 Please bare with me if things aren't like normal here.

 I have two giveaways coming up, on the week of the 20th with the LOVELY ladies of junieblake 

and another the last week of the month when I team up with Miriam from ultraquirkytot.com.

So please make sure you hang out, I promise I will have some fun stuff going on!!

Ok so here is a picture of what I ALMOST finished ..

..I am waiting for it to dry so I can add my name, and stuff and glue it.

I of course found the idea on Etsy

I KNEW I could replicate it myself

I didnt want to wait to order one,

 I am impatient and I wanted it NOW.

I am promising to post a tutorial soon and I will also post a pic when I add my name and hang it on my door

Have a Happy Wednesday Y'all!!

It's going to be really cute!

Its going to be really cute I promise!

I had every intention of having the best back to school door hanger tutorial posted for you today.

And guess what...

Well I was able to get the materials, but I haven't even begun to start the project.

But I promise its going to be really cute!

Like so WARM & FUZZY, you cant stand it!

so stay tuned!

Happy Tuesday Y'all!

Back to School

I am THRILLED to be co-hosting the Pinning party with these amazing ladies it is so much fun!

 If there is anything I love as much as blogging it would be Pinterest!

"Pinning!" is a Weekly Pinterest Link-Up

(Share pins, meet others who love "Pinning", get inspired!)

First Time?  It's simple just follow these rules:

 Please follow your hosts: Courtney & Kimberly

And your Co-Hosts:

Debbie // On the Refrigerator Door

Megan // Absolute Mommy

Lauren // Warm & Fuzzy

then

 Link up your Pinterest Inspired Post & Profile below

and

Make sure you link back to the party!









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Each week a winner will be chosen to flaunt the title of "Winning at Pinning" for successfully wowing us with the best Pinterest find.  The winner will be featured/announced in the following week's post!

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It's Monday again and I am sort of sad to say that my summer is O-V-E-R!

DONE!

I feel like it just started.

I really feel like it flew by!

My Eli is going to Kindergarten in just a few week ( see Thursday post for more about that)

and Ben Henry will be starting Pre-school, how did all of this happen so quickly?

Where did our summer go?

Today I am linking up my favorite pins from my School Ideas & Special Education Board.

I teach Preschool & Kindergarten special education.

I have all sorts of ideas, crafts, organizational ideas, and general snarkiness as well.

I've pinned a few of my favorties just in time for back to school!

Hope y'all enjoy!

Left: The room is always a little disorganized but its ok.

Left Top: Teaching PreK Organized Chaos!

Left Middle: It's not about the money- never has been, but it would be nice for others to realize our worth!

Left Bottom: Again, it's never been about the money- it's always about my littles!

Left: In Kindergarten we Fill each others buckets- so I will be giving out Warm & Fuzzy's this year! {LOVE} this!

Right Top: Don't Make Me! ;)

Right Middle: One of our Class Mottos- you can find this necklace on Etsy

Right Bottom: Another Class Motto

Top Left: Is this not the face of a winner?

Bottom Left: Because everyone thinks teachers play all day, right?

Right: They change the picture each day but she may be my all time favorite!

Happy Monday Y'all!

It's back to school week all week long at Warm & Fuzzy

make sure you drop by for some cute ideas!

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THANK YOU to all who linked up last week!

So, who's "Winning at Pinning?"


This week it's Emily from Dear Owen for this beautiful jewel-toned outfit:

Source: polyvore.com via Emily on Pinterest

Emily! Feel free to grab the button, and flaunt it!

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